Acquisition Memes

Microsoft taking Skype behind the shed is the tech equivalent of Old Yeller. After acquiring Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, Microsoft has been slowly putting it out of its misery while Teams gets all the attention. The once-revolutionary VoIP platform is now just waiting for the final bullet as Microsoft prepares its eulogy. The irony? They're killing it with the same cold efficiency that Skype used to kill your CPU resources.

THE CORPORATE EXECUTION SCENE WE NEVER WANTED! Microsoft taking Skype behind the shed like it's Old Yeller is the tech tragedy of our time! 💔 After buying Skype for a CASUAL $8.5 BILLION in 2011, Microsoft is now basically putting it out of its misery as Teams becomes the golden child. The classic "acquire then retire" move that makes tech enthusiasts scream into their mechanical keyboards. Pour one out for those iconic notification sounds that interrupted COUNTLESS important meetings! You'll be remembered fondly... until we completely forget about you next week.